The following list is a discography of production by J Dilla (also credited as Jay Dee), an American hip hop record producer and recording artist from Detroit, Michigan. It includes a list of songs produced, co-produced and remixed by year, artist, album and title.
: Singles produced – Albums produced – '93 -'94 – '95 – '96 – '97- '98 – '99 – '00 – '01 – '02 – '03 – '04 – '05 – '06 – '07 – '08 – '09 – '10 – '11 – '12 – '13 – '15 – '16 – '17 – '19 – '20 – '22 – '23 Notes - References __NOTOC__
Singles produced TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumUSUS R&BUS RapSCOUK"Drop" (The Pharcyde) 199593735—— Labcabincalifornia"Runnin'" (The Pharcyde)553565936"A Day Wit The Homiez" / "Front Street" (1st Down)—–——–A Day Wit The Homiez"Stakes Is High" (De La Soul)1996—53——55Stakes Is High"1nce Again" (A Tribe Called Quest)—38—7034Beats, Rhymes and LifeStressed Out (A Tribe Called Quest song) (A Tribe Called Quest featuring Faith Evans)—5615 3381"Find A Way" (A Tribe Called Quest)19987129187541The Love Movement"I Don't Know" / "Eyes Up" (Slum Village)————— Fantastic, Vol. 2"Get Dis Money" (Slum Village)1999—————"Bend Ova" (Phife Dawg)—————Ventilation: Da LP"Breathe and Stop" (Q-Tip)20007121——12Amplified"Let's Ride" (Q-Tip)————–"The Light" (Common)441213—56Like Water for Chocolate"The Light (Remix)" (Common featuring Erykah Badu)–––––Bamboozled Soundtrack"Players" / "Raise It Up" (Slum Village)————– Fantastic, Vol. 2"Climax (Girl Sh*t)" / "CB4" (Slum Village)—————"Let's Grow" Royce Da 5'9"–––——Lyricist Lounge 2"Didn't Cha Know" (Erykah Badu)200111328———Mama's Gun"Thru Ya City" (De La Soul featuring D.V. Alias Khrist)—————Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump"Fuck the Police" (Jay Dee)—————The Diary"The Red" (Jaylib)2003—————Champion Sound"Much More" (De La Soul)————85 The Grind Date"Shoomp" (De La Soul featuring Sean Paul)————85"Come Close (Remix) (Closer)" (Common featuring Pharrell, Q-Tip, and Erykah Badu)–––––Electric Circus"Move" (Q-Tip)2008—————The Renaissance"House of Flying Daggers" (Raekwon featuring GZA, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, and Ghostface Killah)2009—————Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II"Gazzillion Ear" (MF Doom)—————Born Like This"HER Love" (Common featuring Daniel Caesar)2019—————Let Love"Nutshell Pt. 2" (Phife Dawg featuring Busta Rhymes and Redman)2021—————Forever"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Albums produced +Albums entirely produced or co-produced by J DillaAlbumYearArtistFan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1)1997 Slum VillageThe Love Movement1998 A Tribe Called Quest Amplified 1999 Q-TipFantastic, Vol. 22000 Slum VillageLike Water For Chocolate 2000 CommonWelcome 2 Detroit2001J Dilla Electric Circus 2002CommonChampion Sound 2003Jaylib48 Hours2003Frank n DankDonuts2006J DillaThe Shining 2006J Dilla
1993
T.H.I.Q.U.E. – Sweet One (VLS) "Sweet One (R&B Version)" "Sweet One (Jazzy Sax Mix)" "Sweet One (Rap Version)"
1994
Da Enna C – Throw Ya Hands in the Air (VLS)
"Now (Freestyle Session)"
Da Enna C – True To Rap (EP)
"True To Rap" Remix (produced with DJ Dez) "Pack Da House" (performed by Natives from Da' Unda'Ground)
1995
Poe – Hello
8. "Fingertips" (additional production with RJ Rice and Lionel Cole)
The Pharcyde – Labcabincalifornia
1. "Bullshit" 4. "Runnin'" 6. "Splattitorium" 7. "Somethin' That Means Somethin'" 9. "Drop" 11. "Y?" (produced with Bootie Brown)
The Pharcyde – Drop (VLS)
B1. "Runnin' (Jay Dee Remix)" B2. "Y? (Be Like That) (Jay Dee Remix)"
Little Indian – One Little Indian (VLS)
A3. "One Little Indian (Jaydee's *Hit Remix)"
1st Down – A Day wit the Homiez (VLS)
A2. "A Day wit the Homiez" B2. "Front Street"
Natives From Da Unda'ground - Watcha' Gonna Do for Me (EP)
A2. "Pack da House" B1. "Brotha's Juss Don't Know"
1996
Brian Alexander Morgan and Joyce Martin – Do What You Gotta Do (VLS) A1. "Do What You Gotta Do" (produced with Brian Alexander Morgan)
Proof – Anywhere EP
B2. "Vibe Session (Part 1)"
– Detroit Hip Hop Volume One
B1. "Da Science"
The Pharcyde – She Said (VLS)
A2. "She Said (Jay-Dee Remix)"
Mad Skillz – From Where???
2. "It's Goin' Down" 11. "The Jam"
Busta Rhymes – The Coming
10. "Still Shining" 11. "Keep It Movin'" (featuring Leaders of the New School)
– Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check (VLS)
A3. "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check (The Jay-Dee Bounce Remix)" B4. "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check (The Jay-Dee Other Shit Remix)"
– It's a Party (VLS)
A3. "It's a Party" (Remix) [feat. Zhane] B4. "Ill Vibe" (Remix) [feat. Q-Tip]
De La Soul – Stakes Is High
16. "Stakes Is High" (produced with De La Soul)
– Itzsoweezee (Hot) (VLS)
B1. "Stakes Is High (Remix)" [featuring Mos Def and Truth Enola]
Various Artists – Get on the Bus: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
4. "The Remedy" – A Tribe Called Quest & Common
A Tribe Called Quest – Beats, Rhymes and Life (produced with The Ummah)
2. "Get a Hold" 7. "1nce Again" (featuring Tammy Lucas) 10. "Keeping It Moving" 14. "Word Play" (featuring Consequence) 15. "Stressed Out (A Tribe Called Quest song)" (featuring Faith Evans)
Various Artists – NFL Jams
3. "When the Cheering Stops" – AZ, Ray Buchanan and Scott Galbraith (produced with Rick St. Hilaire) 9. "Game Day" – Phife Dawg & Rodney Hampton
Keith Murray – Enigma
5. "Dangerous Ground" (featuring 50 Grand) 13. "The Rhyme (Slum Village Remix)"
5-Elementz – Yester Years
1. "Searchin'" 2. "Feed Back" 3. "Janet Jacme" 4. "Don't Stop" 5. "Sun Flower"
The Katz- Come Fly with Me (EP) A2. "Funny" A3. "I Dream for You" A5. "Happy Dayz"
Trüz – True Dawgs (EP) 1. "True Dawgs (Street)" 3. "Routes to Hell"
1997
Janet Jackson – Got 'Til It's Gone (VLS)
"Got 'Til It's Gone (Ummah Jay Dee's Revenge Mix)"
Brand New Heavies – Sometimes (VLS)
"Sometimes (Remix)" [feat. Q-Tip]
Slum Village – Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1)
All tracks
A Tribe Called Quest – The Jam EP
3. "Mardi Gras at Midnight" (featuring Rah Digga)
Somethin' for the People – All I Do (VLS)
A1. "All I Do (Jay Dee's Shit! Mix)" [featuring Phife Dawg]
Crustation – Purple (CDS)
2. "Purple (A Tribe Called Quest Edit)"
Busta Rhymes – When Disaster Strikes...
06. "So Hardcore"
1998
Mood – Snake Backs VLS
Secrets of the Sand (Remix)"
Funkmaster Flex – The Mix Tape, Vol. III
26. "That Shit" (feat. A Tribe Called Quest & Jay Dee)
A Tribe Called Quest – The Love Movement (produced with The Ummah) 1. "Start It Up" 2. "Find a Way" 3. "Da Booty" 4. "Steppin' It Up" (featuring Busta Rhymes & Redman) 7. "4 Moms" (featuring Spanky) 8. "His Name Is Mutty Ranks" 11. "Busta's Lament" (produced with Bay-Lloyd) 13. "Against the World"
5-Elementz – The Album Time Forgot
2. "Whutchawant" 3. "Feed Back" {released in 1996} 4. "Rockshows" 7. "Party Groove" 8. "Janet Jacme" {released in 1996} 11. "E.G.O." 12. "Don't Stop" {released in 1996} 14. "Searchin'" {released in 1996}
Bizarre – Attack of the Weirdos
6. "Butterfly"
DJ Q and Philpot – Heartbreak Hotel
B2. "F.A.C."
N'Dea Davenport – Bullshittin' (VLS)
A1. "Bullshittin' (Remix)" [featuring Mos Def] B3. "Whatever You Want (Remix)"
1999
Que D – Quite Delicious
All tracks
The Brand New Heavies – Saturday Night (VLS)
A1. "Saturday Night (Jay Dee Remix)" [featuring Mos Def]
Macy Gray – I Try (VLS)
B1. "I Try" (Jaydee Remix)
Heavy D – Heavy
4. "Listen" (featuring Q-Tip)
Q-Tip – Amplified (produced with Q-Tip) 1. "Wait Up" 2. "Higher" 3. "Breathe and Stop" (produced by J Dilla) 4. "Moving with U" 5. "Let's Ride" 6. "Things U Do" 7. "All In" 8. "Go Hard" 10. "Vivrant Thing" (produced by Q-Tip) 12. "End of Time" (featuring Korn) 13. "Do It, See It, Be It"
Phife Dawg – Bend Ova (VLS)
B1. "Thought U Wuz Nice"
5 Ela – 5-E Pt. 3
4. "You Ain't Fresh" 6. "Ain't No Love (Dirty Love)"
Phat Kat – Dedication to the Suckers (VLS)
A1. "Dedication to the Suckers" A3. "Don't Nobody Care About Us" B1. "Microphone Master"
The Roots – Things Fall Apart
6. "Dynamite!" (featuring Rehani Sayeed) 18. "New Year's @ Jay Dee" {Bonus Track}
Nine Yards – Always Find a Way (VLS)
B1. "Always Find a Way (Jay Dee Remix)"
Zooco - Grow-Mellow-Fellow
1. "Butterfly" (featuring T3)
2000
Various Artists – The Hurricane (soundtrack)
2. "Little Brother" – Black Star
J-88 – Best Kept Secret
All tracks
Common – Like Water for Chocolate
1. "Time Travelin' (A Tribute to Fela)" (featuring Vinia Mojica, Roy Hargrove and Femi Kuti) (produced with D'Angelo, Questlove, and James Poyser) 2. "Heat" 4. "Dooinit" 5. "The Light" 6. "Funky for You" (featuring Bilal and Jill Scott) (produced with James Poyser) 7. "The Questions" (featuring Mos Def) (produced with James Poyser) 8. "Time Travelin' (Reprise)" (produced with D'Angelo, Questlove, and James Poyser) 10. "A Film Called (Pimp)" (featuring Bilal and MC Lyte) 11. "Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World)" 12. "Thelonius" (featuring Slum Village) 13. "Payback Is a Grandmother"
Various Artists – Bamboozled (soundtrack) (produced with Questlove & James Poyser) 8. "The Light (Remix)" - Common (featuring Erykah Badu)
Slum Village – Fantastic, Vol. 2
All tracks 7. "Tell Me" (featuring D'Angelo) (produced with D'Angelo) 15. "Once Upon a Time" (featuring Pete Rock) (produced with Pete Rock)
Busta Rhymes – Anarchy
3. "Enjoy Da Ride" 7. "Live It Up" 10. "Show Me What You Got"
De La Soul – Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
5. "Thru Ya City" (featuring D.V. Alias Khrist)
Phife Dawg – Ventilation: Da LP
08. "Bend Ova" 11. "4 Horsemen (192 N' It)" [featuring Know Naim]
Erykah Badu – Mama's Gun
2. "Didn't Cha Know" (produced with Erykah Badu) 3. "My Life" (produced with Erykah Badu and James Poyser) 8. "Kiss Me on My Neck (Hesi)" (produced with Erykah Badu and James Poyser)
Guru – Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul
5. "Certified" (featuring Bilal)
Various Artists – Lyricist Lounge 2
6. "Let's Grow" – Royce da 5'9"
Spacek – Eve (VLS)
2. Eve (JayDee Mix) [featuring Frank'n'Dank]
2001 Jay Dee – Welcome 2 Detroit
All tracks 4. "The Clapper" (featuring Blu) (produced with Karriem Riggins)
Jay Dee – Fuck the Police (VLS)
A1. "Fuck the Police" A4. "Move"
Bilal – 1st Born Second
4. "Reminisce" (featuring Mos Def and Common)
Chino XL – I Told You So
17. "Don't Say a Word" 23. "How It Goes" (featuring Saafir)
Busta Rhymes – Genesis
5. "Genesis" 15. "Make It Hurt"
De La Soul – AOI: Bionix
16. "Peer Pressure" (featuring B-Real and J Dilla)
Que D – In Yo' Face (VLS)
"In Yo' Face"
2002
DJ Cam – Liquid Hip Hop
10. "Love Junkee" (J Dilla Remix) [featuring Cameo]
Slum Village – Trinity (Past, Present and Future)
10. "One" 11. "Hoes" 15. "Let's"
Talib Kweli – Quality
12. "Where Do We Go" (featuring Res) 13. "Stand to the Side" (featuring Novel and Vinia Mojica)
Busta Rhymes – It Ain't Safe No More
2. "It Ain't Safe No More..." (featuring Meka) 6. "What Up" 7. "Turn Me Up Some"
Cherokee – Soul Parade
2. "Lips" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
Common – Electric Circus
2. "Soul Power" (produced with Questlove and James Poyser) 3. "Aquarius" (featuring Bilal) (produced with Questlove, James Poyser, and Pino Palladino) 4. "Electric Wire Hustler Flower" (featuring Sonny Sandoval) (produced with James Poyser) 7. "New Wave" (featuring Lætitia Sadier) (produced with Questlove and James Poyser) 8. "Star *69 (PS With Love)" (featuring Bilal) (produced with Questlove and James Poyser) 10. "Between Me, You and Liberation" (featuring Cee Lo Green) (produced with Questlove, James Poyser, and Pino Palladino) 11. "I Am Music" (featuring Jill Scott) (produced with Questlove, James Poyser, Pino Palladino, and Jeff Lee Johnson)